Meta Faces Lawsuit Over Sharing Intimate Videos from Smart Glasses with Kenyan Contractors

Meta faces lawsuit over sharing intimate videos from smart glasses.

Meta is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly sending intimate footage captured by its smart glasses to contractors in Kenya.

According to an investigation by Swedish media outlets Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten, Meta’s AI-enabled smart glasses may transmit confidential videos to human reviewers in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital.

The report claims that contractors received footage of sexual activities, shower scenes, and other intimate moments.

The lawsuit accuses Meta of violating false advertising and privacy laws, citing the company’s claim that the glasses are designed with privacy in mind.

“No reasonable consumer would understand that phrases like ‘designed for privacy, controlled by you’ imply the transmission of highly personal videos to overseas human workers,” the lawsuit states.

Contractors in Nairobi are involved in content labeling for artificial intelligence, which aids in more effective neural network training.

“We see everything—from living rooms to naked bodies. Meta has such material in its databases,” one specialist told Svenska Dagbladet.

A former employee revealed that faces in such videos are automatically blurred, but Kenyan workers report that the function does not always work as intended.

Another source indicated that bank card details sometimes appear in the footage.

Meta’s Ray-Ban and Oakley “smart glasses” are equipped with a built-in AI assistant capable of answering questions about what the user sees.

Despite potential security risks, the popularity of such devices has surged recently. In 2025, Meta sold over 7 million units, more than triple the combined sales of 2023 and 2024.

Users Share Content Themselves

Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton stated that media files from the smart glasses remain on the user’s device until they choose to share them with others or the company.

“When users provide content to Meta AI, we sometimes use contractors to review data to enhance user experience. Many others do the same,” he noted.

According to Clayton, the company takes measures to filter data to protect privacy and prevent the review of identifying information.

In September 2025, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced the Meta Ray-Ban Display—the first smart glasses with an integrated display.